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    Joel’s plumb out of luck, it seems, because running after the dog is the little girl. She’s out of breath, still halfway laughing, and for a few seconds she doesn’t notice him. In those seconds, her face is wide open in a grin, dark hair wild and posture loose. She can’t be more than thirteen, maybe a small fourteen, and she’s clumsy in the way teenagers are right after a growth spurt. There’s a knife in Joel’s chest, the one that’s been there for twenty years, and it twists.

     

    (or, joel accidentally gets a dog. apparently, the dog comes with a mouthy fourteen-year-old kid, and maybe also a reason for living again.)

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    01 Jul 2024

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    After Mike unwittingly stumbles into a series of interpersonal bombshells, he immediately sets out to find Will so he can find out what, exactly, that painting meant, and why Will lied about it. Unfortunately, Mike is obsessively obstinate and relentless to a fault, and he'll go to the literal ends of the earth to get the answers he needs.

    Or: Mike and Will's Apocalypse Romcom Spectacular

    (Formerly known as We Will All Go Together When We Go - see beginning author's note for more info)

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    01 Nov 2022

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    “I think we should pretend to date,” Robin says.

    “What?” Steve sputters.

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    13 Aug 2022

    Bookmarker's Notes

    OH MY GOD HOLY SHIT THIS IS SO FUCKING GOOD HELLO

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    After a humiliating homophobic verbal attack against Will, Max and Will decided that enough was enough. Being anything but straight was dangerous in a place like Hawkins, and the only way out of the spotlight was to blend in.

    Will just wished that Max didn't name their plan Operation Wax.

    Or, Will and Max fake date as a way to stay safe in the closet and accidentally cause a civil war within the Party.

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    10 Aug 2022

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    The kids always seem to forget he dated Nancy Wheeler for an entire year of his life before they fell apart and it broke his heart so bad he hasn’t been able to love anyone since. There was no overlap, just Nancy one day and a growing collection of middle schoolers that emotionally imprinted on him the next.

    And then Robin, of course.

    Love is a lot of things, he’s realized in the past two years. Though he's still figuring out how to put it all together.

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    05 Aug 2022